The Washington Commanders held their third, and final full practice of the week today. Dan Quinn announced that Jayden Daniels is starting vs the Vikings on Sunday. This is his first game back since dislocating his left elbow vs the Seahawks in Week 9. He practiced last week, but wasn’t cleared for contact, and Marcus Mariota got another start during an injury-filled season. Quinn said that Daniels had a good week, and it will be good to see him back on the field.

Two players have been ruled out for the Vikings game. DE Drake Jackson was [activated from injured...

Dan Quinn opened up his Friday, post-practice presser by naming team captains for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings. Sam Cosmi represents the offense and Quinn talked about his return from a January ACL injury, and his impact on the team when he returned. Will Harris also returned from a leg injury from earlier this season, and has been a positive influence on everyone around him. Jeremy McNichols gets the nod on special teams, and he continues to be an underrated player in Washington.

Quinn said Jayden Daniels has been cleared to play, and he will get the start in...

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Commanders quarterly report: After 12 games, it’s time to look to 2026

There are some positives even in a seven-game losing streak, but Washington is merely playing out the string at this point.

[T]he Commanders have seen some positives in recent weeks. They’ve gotten healthier and were more competitive in consecutive overtime losses to the Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos. They won’t meet the expectations they set for themselves coming into this season, but it feels more likely they could end this year on a high note.

Although the losses keep...

It’s week 14 of the NFL season and the 3-9 Washington Commanders will be facing a 4-8 Minnesota Vikings team on the road at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Sunday at 1:00 pm ET. The Vikings had a reasonable start to the season, winning 3 of their first 5 games, but have gone on to lose 6 of their last 7 games. The Vikings seemed to find lightning in a bottle last year, with a 5th-ranked defense in terms of points allowed and a rehabilitated QB in Sam Darnold, but have struggled to find any sort of success...

Never mind all the doom and gloom about the failure of the Commanders’ season. The Sons of Washington played a tough game against the 9-2 Denver Broncos, who are riding nine-game winning streak en route to a playoff run.

The Commanders fought to the final whistle. Dan Quinn went down swinging with a two point conversion attempt for the win, rather than settling for a tie.

There was plenty to inspire hope for a better 2026, by way of stand-out performances by young players including Josh Conerly Jr, Mike Sainristil, Jordan Magee and Kain Medrano, as well as established veterans...

Week 14, Rivalry Week, started with Texas handing Texas A&M their first loss of the season. The loss knocked Texas A&M out of the SEC Championship but put Texas in the discussion for the College Football Playoff. Auburn gave Alabama all it could handle in the Iron Bowl, but the Crimson Tide prevailed. Georgia Tech started the season strong, but faded down the stretch, losing their last game of the season to Georgia. Ohio State defeated Michigan in The Game for the first time since 2019. The #2 in the Big Ten and the country, Indiana, had no problem with...

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Week 14 of the 2025/26 season kicks off with an NFC matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions. The Cowboys have won their last three games, including against the Eagles and Chiefs the last two weeks. Dak Prescott has led the team as Dallas pushes for a playoff spot, and the division with Philly losing two in a row. The Lions have been a hot and cold team, and are coming off a home division loss to the Packers on Thanksgiving. They need this win to hold off teams like the Cowboys, but might not be able to...

The Washington Commanders held their second full practice of the week today. Jayden Daniels participated in his first full practice since dislocating his left elbow in Week 9. He has missed the last three games due to the injury, and will miss another if he’s not cleared to practice fully this week. Dan Quinn said he would “take it all the way to Friday” for a decision on whether he plays against the Vikings on Sunday. Daniels wasn’t cleared for contact, but he could still return this week.

Only two players didn’t practice today due to injury. DE Drake Jackson...

The Washington Commanders have announced they are activating DE Drake Jackson from injured reserve. He hasn’t played since 2023 when he suffered a patellar tendon injury while playing for the 49ers who drafted him in the 2nd round the year before. He had also been listed with a new groin injury since last Thursday. The Commanders opened his 21-day practice window to return from IR when the team was in Spain to play the Dolphins. Dan Quinn talked about him getting into football shape as he returns from an extended absence, and it looks like they’re ready for him to...

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The Commanders defense has improved. Is it the play calling?

He took over play calling in Week 11, following four consecutive blowout losses, and has left open the possibility that he could remain both coach and coordinator in 2026.

“I’m finding a battle rhythm,” he said Monday. “… I haven’t discussed or gone down that road too far yet but yeah, I would say that’s a possibility.”

So what’s different this time around? He says his support group is bigger, and he’s relied on it more — both during the week...

There are seasons in the NFL when the tape becomes an indictment — an unflinching, unvarnished documentation of structural flaws, personnel gaps, and schematic imbalances that no amount of weekly optimism can gloss over.

For Washington, the 2025 campaign has been precisely that: a year where the defense, a unit built with the intent to be rugged and adaptable, instead dissolved under the weight of injuries, failed experiments, and a talent base stretched far too thin for a system that demands cohesion. Yet in the closing weeks — after head coach Dan Quinn reclaimed defensive play-calling duties from Joe Whitt...